Women Tell Us What Feminism Means & Why It Matters So Much

We asked our Twitterati friends as to what feminism means to them; this is what they had to say. Read, and be enlightened!

“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” ― Gloria Steinem

The word ‘Feminism‘ is a much misunderstood word; a word that many of us don’t want to be associated with. If you have come across the Tumblr photo collection of women holding signs explaining why they “don’t need feminism” you will know how misunderstood this word is.

Last week, we had our weekly #Womenonthemove chat on Twitter and asked ‘What did feminism mean to our readers?’ This is what emerged.

(If you’re not yet following Women’s Web on Twitter, do now, and you can come over for the chat too, every Wednesday 6-7PM IST).

What feminism means: equal rights for all

@womensweb To be equal to the ones who abuse who shows our place

— Deepti Sutaria (@DVSutaria) November 9, 2016

@womensweb To remind women of their rights and men of their duties #WomenOnTheMove

— Sakshi Dutt (@sakshi2487) November 9, 2016

@womensweb 🙂 pic.twitter.com/M3rGfpntyZ

— Nandhitha Hariharan (@Nandhitha) November 9, 2016

@womensweb if you truly understand what feminism is, you wouldn’t shun it.

— Nandhitha Hariharan (@Nandhitha) November 9, 2016

@womensweb You hv to behave in a certain way & if you go out of line u r branded as too #modern.#Feminism teaches u 2 be urself so it’s bad

— Sakshi Dutt (@sakshi2487) November 9, 2016

1.Male Chauvinists
2.Patriarchal pressure https://t.co/U5CN9Eqa17

— Deepti Sutaria (@DVSutaria) November 9, 2016

@womensweb not the country And on this it’s not even the men..it’s us!we need 2 define “feminism” n be sure what we want from it!#lookwithin

— Shruti Basu (@shruti_s_basu) November 9, 2016

@womensweb Feminism is about women’s rights & opportunities, their freedom, equality, respect and privacy.When we say No it means No.

— Bhina23 (@Bhina23Bhina231) November 9, 2016

@womensweb #WomenOnTheMove to makeup for the lost time , to change regressive policies,for our daughters and sons a chance to equal future.

— Jainee Gandhi (@ImageReDefine) November 9, 2016

@womensweb Sexist jokes r insensitive a lot of times ppl don’t realise the hurt they can cause. Shd be discarded by both #WomenOnTheMove

— Sakshi Dutt (@sakshi2487) November 9, 2016

What feminism means: Freedom to choose without being judged

@womensweb Feminism is the freedom to express myself freely without being questioned in my Indian values and culture #womenonthemove

— Sakshi Dutt (@sakshi2487) November 9, 2016

@womensweb @pinthecreep Some of the women who told me about the importance of unbridled freedom are the maids working at our place.

— A Delhi Dame (@ADelhiDame) November 9, 2016

@womensweb. More than feminism India needs #girleducation to empower them to understand #feminism.

— Safecity/Reboot (@pinthecreep) November 9, 2016

US election results – a grim reminder why the world needs Feminism

@womensweb the world still needs feminism and always will and today proved that in more than one way 🙂

— Nandhitha Hariharan (@Nandhitha) November 9, 2016

@womensweb #USElection2016 has made a mockery of #feminism. Its shocking to see sexism win over integrity and dedication. #womenonthemove

— Vaishali Gandhi (@vaishali178) November 9, 2016

And if still in doubt as to why we need ‘feminism’, these tweets will help in getting a better picture

Most qualified woman in the world loses to the least qualified man in the world. In case If you were confused about what misogyny looks like

— Sam Rosenholtz (@srosenholtz) November 9, 2016

Unbelievable that such blatant misogyny exists rampantly! @RGVzoomin please get your act together! https://t.co/XQ2WJbbsOM

— CSR India (@CSR_India) November 9, 2016

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